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Title: Provide three pieces of evidence to support the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia. What will ... Post by: AppleGrabFace on Jan 19, 2018 Provide three pieces of evidence to support the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia.
What will be an ideal response? Title: Provide three pieces of evidence to support the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia. What will ... Post by: BRaines92 on Jan 19, 2018 Drugs that increase extracellular levels of dopamine, e.g., cocaine, amphetamine, PCP, MAOIs can induce schizophrenia-like symptoms or exacerbate those with schizophrenia, whereas drugs that deplete DA levels or competitively block DA receptors or reduce DA release generally reduce the symptoms in schizophrenics. Some schizophrenics have higher density of DA receptors than normal individuals in some areas of the brain.
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